US bride finds ‘Meghan Markle wedding dress’ at local op shop

A bride has gone viral after she shared a video that revealed her stunning dress cost next to nothing – with many comparing her gown to royalty.

A thrifty US bride bought her wedding dress second hand for just $4 and people said she looked like Meghan Markle.

Rachel Connealy, 26, from Florida, showed off the stunning full-length silk gown and proved you don’t have to fork out the big bucks to look like royalty, The Sun reports.

She shared a video of her bargain buy on TikTok, revealing she had bought it at a local op shop for next to nothing.

Savvy bride Rachel Connealy, 26, from the US, got her wedding dress second hand for just $AU4. Source: @rachelconnealy/TikTok

She wore the bargain gown for her wedding ceremony. Source: @rachelconnealy/TikTok

“I thrifted this silk dress right after we got engaged and still wore it for the ceremony,” she captioned the clip.

“My ceremony dress from Goodwill for $US3 ($AU4).”

Amazingly, this wasn’t the only wedding dress she found at the thrift shop.

Rachel also picked up a second gown for her wedding reception for just $US5 ($AU7).

Rachel showed off the stunning full-length silk gown. Source: @rachelconnealy/TikTok

She also got this dress for her reception from the op shop for $7. Source: @rachelconnealy/TikTok

The white short dress featured puffed sleeves, a fitted bodice and a floaty tassel skirt.

Finding two wedding dresses for just over $10 has got to be the bargain of the year.

Her video has since gone viral with many hugely impressed by her whopping savings, especially considering the average cost of a wedding dress in Australia is $2,385, according to statista.com.

People likened Rachel to Meghan Markle in her breathtaking wedding look. Picture: Neil Hall

“You remind me of gorgeous Meghan Markle here,” one person commented.

“The thrifty gods really have favourites,” said another, while a third added: “Genuinely stunning. Like something out of a magazine.”

Others revealed they also managed to nab a bargain for their weddings dresses.

“My wedding dress was $50 from goodwill,” one woman said.

“I bought a Justin Alexander wedding dress with tags still on for £60 and I adore it,” said another.

This article originally appeared on The Sun and was reproduced with permission